student loan

Meanings

nounstudent loan (plural student loans)

businessA loan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition.

Chinese Mandarin 貸學金 /贷学金

貸學金 /贷学金 (dàixuéjīn)loan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

Danish studielån

studielånloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

Dutch studentenlening, studentenkrediet

studentenleningloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition
studentenkredietloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

Finnish opintolaina

opintolainaloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

French prêt étudiant

prêt étudiantloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

German Studienkredit

Studienkreditloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

Hungarian diákhitel

diákhitelloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

Icelandic námslán

námslánloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

Norwegian Bokmål studielån

studielånloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

Polish kredyt studencki

kredyt studenckiloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

Spanish préstamo estudiantil

préstamo estudiantilloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

Swedish studielån

studielånloan granted to a student in higher education to help pay for the tuition

Cite this entry

APA

student loan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/student%20loan

MLA

“student loan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/student%20loan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “student loan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/student%20loan.